What is up with my insomnia? I don't even have Piper to blame. Since I have been up since 3:30am (which was 2:30 old time) and it is now 5:30 and I am still WIDE awake, I decided I might as well start on the large to-do list I've amassed for myself. Why not start with blogging?
I've noticed some random(?)traffic since I went public again. I even got a hit from Australia due to the search terms "exhude confidence". Whoever you are, I hope my post helped you in what you were looking for.
While lying on the couch not sleeping, I started thinking about my job and how I feel a bit ashamed to tell people I am "just" a banquet server. I don't think it is a huge issue for me, but it's there in the back of my mind nonetheless. So I decided I needed to do a rampage of appreciation about my job because it's really not so bad.
- I get along really well with all of my direct coworkers. I work with 5 guys in their early to mid 20s. They are a source of a lot of laughs, but they are also really intelligent so we can actually have "real" conversations. My other 2 coworkers are people I actually call friends and I don't use that term loosely. Jan is my age and a stay-at-home mom, too. She's someone I can always rely on for good advice. Tom is not someone I would have thought I would be good friends with, but I am glad that we are. He's even an occasional fishing buddy for Mike. I sometimes forget that they are my friends because I really only talk to them when I work (which can be sporadic). The beauty is that we always pick up where we left off. It's nice to have friendships that aren't based on how much you get to see each other.
- I laugh A LOT while I am work. Just last Saturday, I got to watch Colton drink 2 quarts of gravy for $45. I think the last dare of this sort was a large serving spoonful of whipped butter that had to be eaten in a short amount of time. It's amazing what some people will do for a few bucks. Later Saturday night. I got Colton, John, and Andrew to each walk behind the State Senate Majority Leader as he was being interviewed on camera by the local news. It should be on today's news and I look forward to the laugh it will give me.
- I make good money. Where else can I make $20-$30/hour at a part-time job and still have lots of fun?
- This job is a perfect compliment to me staying at home with Piper. It is also a good way to supplement my jewelry income (whenever that starts happening again).
- Part of my "shame" about my job is because I am not using my Master's degree or rather this job should be beneath someone that has a MS. Yet, the thought of having my previous job as a soil scientist almost makes me cringe. It was too serious and just too much responsibility (my decisions sometimes affected property ownership rights). Even though I was good at it, it just wasn't meant for me. I knew that before I started grad school, but I couldn't refuse the offer of someone paying me full-time as a job to go to school. I think I was at grad school for something besides a degree, but that's another story completely.
- I get a discount at most Best Westerns because I am an employee. I also get a 17% corporate discount on my Verizon bill.
- I often get to take leftover food home. London Broil, chocolate mousse cake and tiramisu were this week's bonus. I once brought home half of a prime rib.
- I generally only work nights so I don't have to pay a babysitter.
- I only have to go to the other side of the building to get a drink after work and the bar is super-nice since the remodel.
- Working there has helped me meet a lot of people in the area.
- Hearing about other people's drama in other departments makes me more thankful for life and my priorities.
OK, what was the issue I had with my job?
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- I'm a 30-something stay-at-home mom trying to find a balance between being a good mom and carrying on my passion as a jewelry designer.
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3 comments:
I used to feel the same shame whenever I told someone I was a server-I would always throw in the part about working at a "fine dining" restaurant, like that would make it more legit :) Then I would always feel incensed that I had to feel that way, and be kindof angry at the other person for judging me, which they probably weren't. I wouldn't think twice if someone told me that is what they did for a living. I should've appreciated my job more for all of those reasons you listed. Now that I'm not doing it anymore I really miss the adult, well, sort-of adult, interaction!! Besides, I made more money doing that than in my "professional" job a social worker!!
I think it's really sad when you hear from somebody that they hate their job. I know this is common, but we all spend a fair amount of time at our jobs, so it's sad when someone sucks it up because they feel like they have to. I'm glad you like your job so much! It works for you and for the situation you are at in your life. I think that a lot of what grad school did for me is teach me to think critically and I don't think that someone necessarily needs to use their degree to have received their money/time worth. I use some of the skills that I obtained every day. Others, I will never use again. But I can think for myself, I know I can finish something big, and I've completed a life's goal. For me, that's what my education is about. The job that supports me and my child are byproducts of that education. The real value is in my head.
You're awesome, Erin. I'm so glad I get this insight into your brain.
Sounds like quite a few reasons to love your job, and like Becky, I made more as a server than I did in my "real job" (as a teacher) too!
Thanks for being a good example to the rest of us; I love that you are always looking for the silver linings.
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